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IOM Chief: Migrants Must Be Included in COVID-19 Vaccination Campaigns

Margaret Besheer

   NEW YORK - The head of the U.N. Migration Agency said the coronavirus
   pandemic has affected people worldwide, including migrants -- many of
   whom have gotten ill, lost jobs or been stranded in destination
   countries.

   "As usual in all crises, migrants are the first ones to lose jobs,"
   International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director General Antonio
   Vitorino told VOA ahead of International Migrants Day on Friday. "The
   World Bank forecasts, for instance, a drop in remittances to the
   countries of origin of around 20% this year, which will have a terrible
   impact in the living conditions of the countries of origin of those
   migrants."

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